Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Texans have named defensive coordinator Wade Phillips as the club’s interim head coach while Gary Kubiak continues his recovery from a mini-stroke he suffered this past Sunday.<\/p>\n
Kubiak fell to one knee while running off the field at halftime of Sunday’s game against Indianapolis and was carted off the field. He was diagnosed as having suffered a transient ischemic attack, also known as a mini-stroke, and was released from the hospital Tuesday.<\/p>\n
In a statement upon his release from the hospital, Kubiak said he was told by doctors that a full recovery was forthcoming but that a return to his coaching duties was not yet determined.<\/p>\n
Phillips stepped in for Kubiak on Sunday when the Texans blew a 21-3 halftime lead and dropped a 27-24 decision to the Colts. He will again be in charge on Sunday when Houston visits Arizona.<\/p>\n
“I’m just keeping the seat warm,” said Phillips on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The 66-year-old Phillips has been a head coach with Dallas, Buffalo and Denver and also has experience as an interim head coach, performing those duties previously with Atlanta (2003) and New Orleans (1985).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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